Arkansas nurse charged with using dead patient's name in attempt to purchase hundreds of oxycodone pills
A nurse in Arkansas is facing felony charges after investigators say she used a dead man's name when attempting to purchase ...
Experts: Journavx a prescription to stem Long Island's addiction crisis
Now a third option is available after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Suzetrigine, sold as twice-daily Journavx, a non-addictive prescription drug for ...
Dr. Roach: A withdrawn drug is the only medication that works for reader
The FDA voted to remove the drug from the market after studies showed the potential for serious heart toxicity.
Your Good Health: Withdrawn drug is the only medication that works
Propoxyphene (Darvon) is a pain reliever of the opiate class that is structurally related to methadone. The drug was ...
Former Camp Pendleton Marine pleads guilty in fentanyl overdose case
Anthony Ruben Whisenant, 24, pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court in downtown Los Angeles to the use of a communication facility — a cellphone — in committing a felony drug offense, according ...
Dear Doctor: Why was the pain reliever Darvon taken off the market?
ANSWER: Propoxyphene (Darvon) is a pain reliever of the opiate class that is structurally related to methadone. The drug was ...
Addicted: how the world got hooked on illicit drugs – and why we need to view this as a global threat like climate change
As with climate change, why are we so slow to recognise the existential threat that drug use poses to humanity?
FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate the risk of addiction associated with opioids
U.S. officials have approved a new type of pain drug designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioids.
Newly approved painkiller Journavx is 'potentially groundbreaking'
A new painkiller that is said to be free of addiction risks may be transformative for treatment of acute pain, according to local medical professionals. "I think it could be a potentially ...
Marine tries covering up role in fellow Marine’s fentanyl poisoning death in CA, feds say
Our office remains committed to holding accountable those responsible for circulating fentanyl and other dangerous substances ...